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As silly as it sounds, visiting New York restaurants from movies and TV-shows I adore was one of the best things I did in the Big Apple. I usually don’t have high hopes for food in such places, unless the restaurant…
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I have seen pictures of Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment about a thousand times on Instagram. Excited girls sitting on the front porch with a dreamy expression on their faces and a caption saying: “waiting for Mr. Big”. Well, sew me, but…
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The madness degree of a given foodie can be determined by the sacrifice he (she) is willing to make in order to get desired food. In other words, where is your limit? Is staying in line for one hour too…
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“I first came in cos of the name… “Serendipity”… it’s one of my favorite words… It’s just such a nice sound for what it means – a fortunate accident. Except I don’t really believe in accidents, I think fate is…
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You have to come here for two reasons: all kinds of incredible food and unique industrial design of the building. Before Chelsea Market was established here in 1997, the building used to serve as a factory for National Biscuit Company (or…
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The one place I will never skip on my trip to NYC is a small Turkish café at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 52nd St called Güllüoglu. I know I should be hunting down the best NYC bagel or stuffing…
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I am back on the streets of Brighton Beach, a small neighborhood in Coney Island. If you want to try Russian food in New York, there’s no better place than Brighton Beach Avenue to satisfy your cravings. I have started my story about…
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The first time I’ve heard the name Brighton Beach was in a popular Russian comedy called (bear with me here) “Weather is good on Deribasovskaya, it rains again on Brighton Beach”. The movie is set in the years following the…
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I was sitting next to a couple of strangers, tapping my foot under the table, impatiently waiting for my order to arrive. From the pictures above the table Johnny Depp and Bill Clinton were smiling at me. The place is so…
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The way many people make a list of attractions to visit in a new city, I make a list of foods I want to try. New York, though, makes it unbelievably hard to choose the best of the best. Given…
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